Monday, 5 August 2013

Flourishes August Beautiful World Tour

You've arrived at your stop in Belfast, Northern Ireland and if you've flown in from Meredith's blog in beautiful British Columbia, you're in just the right place.
If you've wandered in here and want to start at the beginning,
you can do that by hopping over to the Flourishes blog.
One lucky winner is chosen from all the comments each month to win a
Flourishes stamp set of their choice, so good luck!

This month our hostess is Naomiand the challenge is to
create using a flower inspired by the country in which we live.
I had to get my thinking cap on for this as we don't have a national flower here in Northern Ireland. The closest thing might be the bloom of the flax plant, used in producing linen, it has a lovely blue flower with five petals, which is represented in various design aspects of
Northern Ireland's Parliament building, Stormont.
However, ever since I first came here to live, I've been fascinated by the vast array of roses grown in gardens from the smallest cottages to the biggest of huge country estates,
so that's what I went with! I used the beautiful

Flourishes Old Tea Rose
set for my image andSentimental Favorites
for the "miss you" message!
This colour combo is one I'm partial to at the moment!
I stamped the flower image twice so that I could pop it up for a little dimension, here's a closer look:

Here are the copic colours I used:

R27, R22, R20, R000 for the rose and YG17, YG23, YG67 for the leaves.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, now it's time to head on over toSasha's blog and check out her fabulous creation!

What a STUNNING card!Your coloring is amazing!!Such beautiful and vibrant colors.Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful talent with all of us.And for the Chance to win some yummy stamp set!HugsLorianna

I saw this as a thumbnail and couldn't resist clicking to see a bigger picture. Wow, Bridget...this is outstanding! The coloring on the rose is jaw-dropping and the lace is absolutely perfect! Beautiful card, my friend!

About Me

Originally from Alaska in the
U.S., I've lived in the U.K.
since I married a Northern
Irishman over 30 years ago!
We have two grown
sons still living with us.
I love paper crafting
and especially creating cards
with Bible verses to encourage
those who receive them! I
also love to make cards with
themes of friendship and humour.